4th edition. 578 pages. With 500 illustrations based on drawings in the text by de Quint. Original red leather binding with spine title and rich blind embossing over the boards, gilt edges. (Signed René Kieffer). - One of 400 copies printed on wove paper. The hero of the novel is Julien Sorel, who seeks to force his way up the social ladder during the French Restoration. Very opulently illustrated with 500 drawings by de Quint. An exceptionally fine copy in an elaborate hand-bound book, bound by René Kieffer. Immaculately preserved. - Carteret V, 182.